Athrotaxis selaginoides King Billy Pine Tasmanian Endemic
This is a coniferous tree (not a pine) of the temperate Tasmanian rain forests where it will tolerate cool conditions including winter snow. It yields a durable, scented wood but is rapidly becoming a scarce species (and therefore protected) as forestry and bush fires have taken their toll.
En route to Queenstown on Strahan Railway (Abt Wilderness Railway) 31st August 2007
Added on 8th March 2008